---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A quick update is due: I spoke to the pianist at the church today. My tuning seems to be=20 holding fine. I try to throw stones at the previous technician as a=20 last resort but I don't know him or how much experience he has. I have=20= an appointment to go back on Thursday to check on the tuning. If all=20 is well it may be that the piano is not the problem. To address Ed's views, I believe I said in my original post that the=20 piano "seemed" to be well built. Tuning pin torque is very consistent,=20= no sloppy workmanship, etc. And after tuning the piano sounded great. =20= I am impressed at the sound of this little dude. I am getting a little lesson on modern block fitting techniques I=20 guess. I have always been told that block to flange fit was crucial. =20= I am very interested in this piano and I'm going to follow up on it for=20= a while. I am also going to start checking block fit whenever I have=20= a chance. I would be interested in hearing from anyone that does a lot=20= of new piano service on asian pianos. Are they all doing this? Chris On Mar 14, 2005, at 2:55 PM, Ed Sutton wrote: > I've floor tuned about 24=A0new=A0pianos this year, my first show room=20= > experience since about 1992 or '93. > =A0 > My impression is very positive; the quality seems much better than 12=20= > years ago. > =A0 > For example, current Chinese pianos are much easier to work with than,=20= > say, a Kimball "La Petite" or > those wretched mini-grands Baldwin was making in the early 90's. > =A0 > And speaking of Baldwin, I can hardly believe my words.... they are=20 > much better than the 1990's production.=A0 It looks like Gibson is=20 > really trying to make a real piano company out of Baldwin. > =A0 > Mason & Hamlin is a delight, and Petrof is very good, really getting=20= > where they should have been. > =A0 > I think we should try to be less curmudgeonly about new pianos!=A0 = Even=20 > Chinese pianos. > =A0 > Optimistically (but with flame suit nearby). > =A0 > Ed Sutton > =A0 > =A0 > > Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music, Ohio University Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall Athens, OH 45701 Office (740) 593-1656 Cell (740) 590-3842 fax (740) 593-1429 http://www.ohiou.edu/music ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 3521 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/90/60/e2/b9/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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